§ Q9. Sir T. Beamishasked the Prime Minister on what grounds he decided the telephones of Members of Parliament should not be tapped on the authority of the Home Secretary in any circumstances; and why he advised the extension of Parliamentary privilege in this way contrary to the unanimous recommendation in paragraph 124 of Command Paper No. 283.
§ The Prime MinisterIt is not for me to add to or subtract from Parliamentary privilege. For the rest I have nothing to add to the Answers I gave to Questions on this subject on 17th November.—[Vol. 736, c. 634.]